Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Co-operation in Beijing, China, from April 25-27. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Co-operation in Beijing, China, from April 25-27.

According to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the trip will be made at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President Xi Jinping.

The National Development and Reform Commission of China said the country’s investment in projects related to the Belt and Road initiative had totalled US$60 billion since 2013. Most of China’s upcoming overseas investments would be put towards the initiative’s member nations.

Once completed, the Belt and Road Initiative is expected to create a large economic and trade network, covering a region of 4.4 billion people with a combined GDP of $21 trillion. — VNS